Rail-joint.



M. S. MONDAY.

I RAIL 10m. APPLICATION min APR. 22. 1918.

Patented J u1y 16,1918.

UNITED STATES,

AT o IoEf MILEDEN s. MONDAY, OF CANEiOKLAI-IOMA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Application filed Apr-i122,

lie it known that l. MILHH'ZN S. Moxmr, a citizen of the- United States, residing at ('aney, in the county of Atoka and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Rail-Joints, of whirhthe following is a specification.

This invention; relates to railway. rail. joints, and it relates more particularly to an improved form. of rail chair or saddle for supporting the meeting ends of railway rails between the cross ties.

One of the'objeets of the invention-is to provide a device of this-character which is easily applied after the rails have been se cured in place upon the ties.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is so simple. of construction as to be comparatively inexpensive. I

Another object is to provide 'a device of this character which is thoroughly practical,

effective and eilieient.-

Other objects and advantages may become apparent to persons who read the following details of description inconnection with the :wcompanyiug drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating the meeting ends of two rails with my im proved saddle or truss support associated therewith.

Fig, 2 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of my. truss support taken on a plane between the meeting ends of the rails and Fig. 4 is a. perspective view of one of the improved fish plates which is used in connection with my improved truss support.

Referring to these drawings in which similar reference characters correspond with similar parts'throughout the several views, the rails A are of the ordinary counterpart construction, and are not described in detail. My improved truss support or rail end support comprises a plate of heavy sheet metal which is substantially U-shaped, so as to form a depending rail seat 5, vertical supports 6 therefor, and horiaontally and oppositely extendin end portions 7. The rail seat 5 is of su cient width to insure a substantial foundation onwhich" the meeting rail ends rest. while being suiliciently narrow to extend between two adJaCent/ cross ties. Theend portions 7 rest respc' tively upon two truss bars 8- each of these tending Specification of Letters Patent. I lat'gntedJuly 16, 1918.-

1918 SerialNo.230.116." 1

truss bars lwing substantially square in cross sect ion at its middle portion, that is, at the portion upon which the corresponding element. T is seated: while the end portions of each truss bar are substantially L-shaped in cross section or each comprises a horizontally extending flange 9 and a vertically extending flange 10. The horizontally extending flanges are each provided with one or more apertures 11 for receiving railway spikes whereby the truss bars are secured to the cross ties, while the vertically extending flanges are provided with apertures 12 for receiving bolts to secure the improved fish plate in position. Any proper. fastening means may be employed for securing the elements 7' to the truss bars bolts 13 being shownfor this purpose in Fig. 3.

Each one of the truss bars' is provided with an angular lug 14 at each end, these I tially rectangular and provided with a substantially rectangular notch 15 in one of its longitudinal sides. This tish plate which is designated by the numeral 16 is also pro vided with apertures 17 which register with corresponding apertures 12 of the truss bars; apertures 18 being provided in each fish plate for receiving bolts which extend therethrough and through the webs of the rails for securing the fish plates to the rails in the ordinary manner. Each fish plate is preferably provided with horizontally tending flanges 1f) each of said flanges exfrom the notch 15 to the end of the fish plate. 'lhese flanges 19 normally rest upon the. tops of the respective. truss bars 8. That is they rest. respectively on the flanges 10 of the truss bars. It will be seen, therefore. that the elements 7,fit' within the corresponding notches 15 and cooperate therewith for preventing. relative movementof the fish plates and truss bars longitudinally of the latter. Moreover, it will be seen that the meeting ends of the rails are effectively supported not only hy the cooperation of the fish plates and the truss bars; also. that. these. elements mutually cooperate ioprevent the separating of the rails at their meeting ends.

by the plate 5, but also Therefore, it

" cur because of the tailing of the railway track.

Although I have deserihed this embodimentof my invention in minute detail. it is to he. understood thatmy invention is not limited to these exaetdetails of construeti u and arrangement of parts; but I am entitled to make such changes that do not eonstitute. a departure from the inventive ideadiscloscd in the foregoing description, drawings and appeiided claims.

'hat: I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with two cross ties and with two meeting ends of railway rails, supported by said ties. of a pair of truss hars seated on two adjacent ties and disposed at opposite sides of said meeting ends of the rails. and a. substantially U-shaped plate having its middle portion under said meeting ends and having its end portions sealed on and secured to said truss l ars, and having elements which connect said end portions with said intermediate portion seated substantially against the longitudinal edges of the has-es of the rails, whereby the rail ends are supported against downward and lateral movement.

The eomhiuatiou with two rail\\'ay' ties and with the meeting ends of two railway rails, of a pair of truss bars each having its ends secured respectively to said ties, said truss bars being disposed at opposite sides of the rail ends, and being of a height considerably greater than the height of the rail base. flanges, a supporting platehaving its end portions seated respectively on said truss bars and having its intermediate portion depending from said end portions and disposed in position for supporting said' meet.- ings ends of the rails and a pair of fish plates each provided with means for securing itto the rail web and with means for securing it to the adjacent one of said truss bars, each-0f said fish plates being provided with a notch into wluch said end portions of said supporting plate fit so as to preventrelative movementof the. fish plates and t Puss hars longitudinally of the latter.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MILEDENI S. MONDAY.

\Vitnesses:

T. F. HORNE, B. A. HENRY. 

